Butternut and Buttercup are like two peas in a pod. It’s Buttercup’s birthday and Butternut doesn’t want to spoil their sweet friendship with a sour gift. He visits old and new friends for advice and goes on an exciting exploration of food and friendship, where he discovers so much more than the perfect present.
A vibrant, humorous and moving story about friendship that is filled with wordplay and imaginative characters to spark creativity in readers of all ages
BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP is the second book in the BUTTERNUT series, but it also is a stand-alone book.
U.S. Release March 1, 2023 - Available for PRE-ORDER from all Major Booksellers
Marshall Cavendish Children (2022/2023)
BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP is available via all major booksellers.
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Fresh from the farm, Butternut awakes to find himself lost in a supermarket. Is he butter? Is he a nut? Is he squash or squashed? Just who is he and where does he belong?
Join Butternut on his journey through the supermarket aisles as he makes new friends and discovers more about himself.
Marshall Cavendish Children (2021/2022)
BUTTERNUT is available via all major booksellers.
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"Rachel Tan-Hwee (@rattanhwee) loves telling stories with her art and has been in love with drawing and painting since she was little. Rachel lives in bright and sunny Singapore where tall buildings grow. Her love for plants and animals inspires her to create pictures so everyone can see the world through her eyes."
(bio via the cover of BUTTERNUT)
"Lydia Leong: Lydia spent more than a decade filling the bookshelves at Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) with books on a miscellany of hunger-inducing culinary topics, in recognition that food is a language that crosses all cultures. She also enjoys being lost in the world of make-believe and is constantly on the lookout for stories to help children lose their way too." (bio via https://afcc.com.sg/2019/speakers.html)
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• A fun and humorous story for exploring the themes of self-identity, self-discovery and self-worth
• Promotes discussion about home and what it means to different individuals
• Introduces readers to word play and puns
• Encourages readers to be curious about different types of foods and where they come from
• Includes discussion questions to help children think more deeply about the themes covered in the story, with facts about where food comes from and how it is produced
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